Bogdan or Grudj really depends on your opponents hand. I like Bogdan a bit more because he doesnt have to worry about ability sob. And the opponent cannot use cards like Muze, Zhu Tang, Tobbie against him. I love Grudj too, put 8 or 9 pillz on him and IF the opponent doesnt pill youre still good. If he does pill its almost always an auto win]]>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:24:05 GMTFreaks

Freaks really have multiple personality disorder. Each Freak really has to be considered from two angles: how good are they on turn 1, and then how good are they after turn 1. All of the 2* are pretty lousy on turn 1, so you really have to think about their usefulness in a supporting role after turn 1.]]>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:11:53 GMTTue, 04 Dec 2012 23:27:20 GMT
@Paladin: There are 3 kinds of deck. Staple, v situational, obsolete. The v situational can sometimes be better depending on the cards face, how often they pop up, your other 7 cards. And the debate among which staple is best (in terms of star department of the same clan) is really laughable.
Its obvious that you come up with a better example but didnt bother to read before posting.

Anyway I dont wish to devote my time here. If you, Paladin wants to continue debating, feel free to pm me. I look forward to see how you answer all my unanswered questions left hanging around in this thread. Thank you.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:54:10 GMT
Can you eleborate on your post about the Uppers?

Why for example you put Samantha behind Wendel and why you find Harold the more useful 3* card ]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:21:49 GMT
and as many others were saying, SURE some cards are situational, but in the general cases some cards are better than others. if you still disagree with me just go start a new thread no one is stopping you, there is no reason to get all offensive here.]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:51:30 GMTNoodile Cr&gt;Jerry.

Haha, just kidding. Noodile Cr&gt;Jerry in every situation possible except you need to do 5 damage and your opponent has a Bob Joby deck.]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:26:59 GMT
That proves that you fail at giving appropriate examples. Try again. And how useful a card is depends on the other 7 cards in your deck. Of course there are cards that are obsolete. If you compare Striker and Alexei for example. It is obvious isn't it?

&quot;What questions? can you make it more direct your posts are like essays I have no time reading them dude....&quot;

This is obviously directed at you. No time to read? You sure have the time to read other posts and answer them. Well done. So back on topic, can you please explain that? Why do you give poor examples to depict your stand? If you can't explain yourself clearly, it means that the foundation of this x star department of the clan tier system is very, very shaky. I'm pretty sure you've read the conversations between me and ghelas in this thread since you have so much time to give your advices on this thread. Abnormal also summed it up and I share the same sentiments as him. Learn to take some constructive criticism next time before you tell someone that I'm ruining the public ELO forum section.

Thank you.

P.S: Your response to this is entirely optional. After all, you sure is a very busy man who only replies selectively.]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:52:44 GMT
anyway Nightmare is an interesting one highly debatable once again... dont go hammering most of these are my personal preferences

I couldnt have say it better.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:03:40 GMTELO changes very often. Example: You cant compare only Karen against other characters and clans. You also need to compare how often these cards or clans appear. That is also very important. So you are not totally correct on that too. Again, it becomes an endless debate. I guess I am more or less done with my inputs on this thread. Have a great ELO week ahead]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:00:40 GMTKaren more than robb. Robb is literally destroyed by anything (soa/sob/attack manipulation) well not necessary attack manip but something like Uppers bonus forces him to pill for that mediocre 4 damage. you might say the same for Karen, but she offers something very invaluable--- All Stars weakness to SoA.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:32:47 GMT You're right in that usefulness is situational. But the number of situations in this game is finite. So, this is a variable that can be measured. If Karen is better than Robb Cr in 3,487 different situations, and Robb is better than Karen in 2,765 different situations, we can safely say that Karen is the better card, right? A concrete answer does exist.

Granted, none of us have the time or the energy to do anything like that. Fortunately, many situations in UR are comparable. By speculating about these situations, we can often make an accurate educated guess.

I actually went on to start listing Robb and Karen's advantages and disadvantages, and trying to explain their impact in the current meta, but that little article goes well over 1500 characters... So I'll skip it (unless someone particularly wants to see it.) The point is that we can make a very good educated guess based on how strong SoA is in the meta, and the introduction of many cards with great round-winning ability to the game (meaning that All Stars don't necessarily get a huge edge in a 3-round-win strategy any more just because they drew Robb.) What's more, Saki serves a similar role to Robb while providing much more flexibility.

So the educated guess is that Karen is overall better, and IMO that's a valuable piece of information -- even though there is no 100% proof.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:28:44 GMTJean vs Pegh - I use both in my Jungo Mono deck, so I never had to choose between them, but Pegh is the only good DR option for mono Jungo, that's why he's absolutely a must in said mono Jungo decks while Jean can be substituted if SoA is covered by other cards, even though I agree he is my favorite hands down.

On the 3*: Scopica is really good but Radek and Rodney both come through more often, so they are more reliable, as for Gerald, he is extremely resourceful because he always gives the opponent a piece of his/her own medicine, while usually being potentially a 6/7.

On the 4*, I am going to admit that I haven't played Chill or Benicio, so I will trust your judgment and I stand corrected.

On the 5*, I said exactly that: Troompah is better in mono decks, Askai in half decks, and Ongh is a beast in both. To me he comes first primarily because he's better when facing SoA and because he's better in high pill rounds. But to me the three are really close.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:50:50 GMTVortex actually hahaha and I completely disagree with you on 2*s tho

also Amiral Coco takes second place def... kalden is almost last placeEctor takes 1st or 2nd alsoRaeth takes second....
5*s again read first page very debatable

@slav

Jean&gt;PeghJean is actually on borderline of getting banned 8 power soa too good Ashiko takes 4th place
agree with you on 3* but i actually go with scopiga/Radek/Rodney first Gerald is underrated tho but 6 power is terrible
wow Chill is terrible what are you saying I personally like Benicio in half decks havnt tried the others
ummmm WOW Askai is first in half decks i think Ongh comes close tho. in mono Troompah is the first place.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:08:51 GMTAlexei and Striker is not obvious at all, considering that in ELO mode Striker is perma banned, meaning Alexei is actually the better card in ELO mode.

No one has done Jungo yet I am a rookie and I was hoping for opinions on Jungo tier for ELO. Here's what I've gathered so far:

3*: This one is really tricky for me. The useful 3* cards in Jungo are plenty and they shine individually in different strategies and half deck or mono deck setups. Overall, I would say Rodney and Gerald come first, Radek, Nyema, Scopica and Odile are second tier, Jalil, Hystrix, Dagouba and Boohma third tier because they are either a tiny bit worse (Jalil is essentially Nyema with less gap potential, Hystrix's poison is too weak, Boohma is unreliable, Dagouba is conditional and trickier to come through than Gerald).

4*: Here it comes down to personal preference. My personal opinion is Buba &gt; Chill &gt; Niva &gt; the rest in no particular order. Sylth is of course perma banned, and this discussion is about ELO. In more defensive oriented decks Niva, Greow, Scotty, Ronald and Psylo can be more valuable, of course. The meta game plays a vital role in which card is currently preferable.

5*: Ongh, followed closely by Troompah and Askai (Askai is better in half decks, Troompah in mono). Nahema is just a tiny bit behind.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:04:18 GMT
The point that cyber is trying to make, and you're all arguing over (and hissing witch over) like fools, is that usefulness is CONDITIONAL. If you value the same ability the same way on every card, in every situation, in every deck, you're doing it wrong, and you're missing the key point of deck building. Since this is a thread focused on deck building, what he gave was the most valuable advice.

These threads pop up every month or two, and it's just a place for people to spit out the same 3-4 names of staples and then bicker pointlessly about 1-2 cards that differ depending on deck composition, and playstyle, and the ban/unbans that week. For example, we all know that Jessie is a great 2 star All Stars. But what about Kang vs Karen vs Robb Cr? obviously, you'd look at the rest of your deck, and the bans/unbans, and fill in according to your weakness.

trying to make a tier list is just worthless pontification, and you could all spend your time much better doing something constructive (like actually building a deck/playing elo) than sitting here bickering when you disagree/slapping epeens when you agree, when in all honesty any card's usefulness is CONDITIONAL.